Table 3.
Maternal and fetus/newborn complications among primigravidae
| Maternal complications among primigravidae | Fetus/newborn complications among primigravidae | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complications | No (%) | χ2 | p | Complications | No (%) | χ2 | p | ||
| Intervention group n=122 | Control group n=123 | Intervention group n=122 | Control group n=123 | ||||||
| Pregnancy-induced hypertension | Intrauterine growth retardation | ||||||||
| Yes | 4 (3.00) | 12 (10.00) | F2=4.41 | 0.037 | Yes | 3 (4.00) | 7 (6.00) | F2=0.37 | 0.544 |
| No | 118 (97) | 111 (90) | No | 119 (96.00) | 116 (94.00) | ||||
| Gestational diabetes mellitus | Fetal distress | ||||||||
| Yes | 4 (3.00) | 11 (10.00) | F2=4.35 | 0.037 | Yes | 6 (4.80) | 13 (11.00) | F2=2.86 | 0.09 |
| No | 118 (97.00) | 112 (90.00) | No | 116 (95.00) | 110 (89.00) | ||||
| Abruption of placenta | F2=1.35 | 0.246 | Birth asphyxia | ||||||
| Yes | 2 (2.00) | 5 (4.00) | Yes | 2 (1.60) | 10 (8.00) | F2=5.67 | 0.017 | ||
| No | 120 (98.00) | 118 (96.00) | No | 120 (98.00) | 113 (92.00) | ||||
| Anemia | Hypoglycemia | ||||||||
| Yes | 5 (4.00) | 13 (11.00) | F2=3.91 | 0.048 | Yes | 1 (2.40) | 12 (10.00) | F2=2.83 | 0.076 |
| No | 117 (96.00) | 110 (89.00) | No | 121 (98.00) | 111 (90.00) | ||||
| Antepartum hemorrhage/shock | Respiratory distress | ||||||||
| Yes | 2 (2.00) | 6 (5) | F2=2.10 | 0.147 | Yes | 2 (1.60) | 13 (11.00) | F2=8.68 | 0.003 |
| No | 120 (98.00) | 117 (95.00) | No | 120 (98.00) | 110 (89.00) | ||||
| Premature rupture of membrane | Jaundice | ||||||||
| Yes | 4 (3.00) | 5 (4.00) | F2=0.12 | 0.725 | Yes | 5 (4.00) | 13 (11.00) | F2=3.91 | 0.048 |
| No | 118 (97.00) | 118 (96.00) | No | 117 (96.00) | 110 (89.00) | ||||
| Preterm Premature rupture of membrane | Seizure | ||||||||
| Yes | 2 (2.00) | 6 (5.00) | F2=2.10 | 0.147 | Yes | 0 (0.00) | 9 (8.00) | F2=2.93 | 0.081 |
| No | 120 (98.00) | 117 (95.00) | No | 122 (100.00) | 113 (92.00) | ||||
| Induced labor | Birth injuries | ||||||||
| Yes | 11 (9.00) | 23 (20.00) | F2=5.50 | 0.019 | Yes | 1 (0.80) | 4 (3.00) | F2=1.86 | 0.172 |
| No | 111 (91.00) | 100 (80.00) | No | 121 (99.00) | 119 (97.00) | ||||
| Prolonged labor | Neonatal death | ||||||||
| Yes | 6 (5.00) | 12 (10.00) | F2=2.21 | 0.137 | Yes | 0 (0.00) | 2 (2.00) | F2=2.06 | 0.080 |
| No | 116 (95.00) | 111 (90) | No | 122 (100.00) | 121 (98.00) | ||||
| Obstructed labor | |||||||||
| Yes | 1 (1.00) | 5 (9.00) | F2=3.54 | 0.060 | |||||
| No | 121 (99.00) | 118 (91.00) | |||||||
| Reproductive tract injury | |||||||||
| Yes | 5 (1.00) | 5 (12.00) | F2=4.30 | 0.078 | |||||
| No | 118 (99.00) | 108 (88.00) | |||||||
| Wound healing | |||||||||
| Yes | 2 (3.00) | 9 (7.00) | F2=4.07 | 0.0150 | |||||
| No | 120 (97.00) | 114 (93.00) | |||||||
| Postpartum hemorrhage | |||||||||
| Yes | 1 (1.00) | 7 (6.00) | F2=0.37 | 0.544 | |||||
| No | 121 (99.00) | 116 (94.00) | |||||||